I wanted to ask those who have already applied for the nomad visa — has it ever happened that someone started out as self-employed and then became an individual entrepreneur (IE)? In our case, theoretically we might end up with both legal statuses active at the same time — both self-employment and IE — with contracts for all of it. Has anyone gone through the process with that kind of combination, do they accept it?
I’ve heard people also applied under lavoro autonomo (self-employment) — there were successful cases. If you also have an individual entrepreneur (ИП) running in parallel with real contracts for each status, that’s more of a plus — it shows intent and seriousness. An ИП in that sense isn’t a mandatory requirement, but it’s easier for the consulate when they see documented, stable income from multiple sources.
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thanks, that’s reassuring. do you know by any chance whether contracts for self-employment (самозанятость) and for an individual entrepreneur (ИП) must be with different counterparties, or can they be with the same ones?
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Better to have them different, of course — otherwise it looks strange: the same client pays you both as a self-employed person and as an individual entrepreneur (IP), which immediately raises the question why you have two statuses for one client. The consulate wants to see that the income is real and comes from different sources — that’s what shows credibility. If you do combine them, make sure the counterparties don’t overlap.
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